a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
of course; certainly; naturally
official announcement; proclamation
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to be a matter of life or death
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree